Total births
170
US rank #12569 Boys' name Peak 2006 170 births
Tag — #12569 US boys' name
170 babies named Tag in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#12569
of 14,243 boys in use
More common than 12% of names given to boys today.
2000s
Peak decade
42% of everyone ever named Tag was born in this single decade.
2006
Single peak year
12 babies were named Tag in 2006 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Tag
The Social Security Administration has registered 170 babies named Tag between 1962 and 2024, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tag currently holds the #12569 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 12 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Tag performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tag shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.
No etymological entry is currently available for Tag in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 170 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Tag at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2006
Current rank
#12,569
Active since
1962
Tag popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1962
- Peak year (2006)
- 12
- Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
Tag by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 71 births that decade — 42% of Tag's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Tag? ▼
170 babies have been named Tag since 1962. It currently ranks #12569 among boys. The peak year was 2006 with 12 births.
When was Tag most popular? ▼
Tag was most popular in the 2000s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Tag been used? ▼
Tag has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 63 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tag? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Taggart, Tage, Tagen, Taggert, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Tag
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Taggert Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1962–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.